The Adams Iron Mining Operation is considered to be a massive deposit of Pig Iron that had all started in 1960. Further so the property was said to have been staked by Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation that commence explorations of this site. Soon enough the company would encounter a massive iron deposit zone that would soon name this operation the Adams Iron Mine. Within this staking company officials had received 119 claims that we're unpatented at the time. Most of this whole discovery was came upon in Boston Township, within the district of Timiskaming, and had been located 6 miles South East of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Canada. Company officials soon discovered that the iron deposit was a banded formation which had consisted of 25% Iron. Most of this whole entire deposit was located within reach of the surface so company officials would establish several open pit operations. As the ore comes from the mine, it will than be crushed, grounded, and mechanically concentrated. Once the ore becomes concentrated it will than be ship by pellet formation to the Jones and Laughlin Plants.

Within 1963, company officials from the Jone and Laughlin Steel Corporation would now commence construction on newly developed mine. These construction phase would included developing a Pelleterizing Screening Plant, Concentrator and Crushing facility for its Iron Ore. The screening plant alone will than be able to produce 10,000 tons of Crude Ore Per a day, that will have an annual out put of 1,000,000 Tons. Production of the Pelletizing plant was also estimate be in production by the following year of 1964.

As development was underway the company would additionally purchase some more equipment in order to get the operation started. Some of these things had included four electric shovels which were the P 8N H-NP 1600 models with a capacity of 6 cu yards. The purchase would also included 1 Diesel Shovel that was the Bucyrus Erie brand, 10 40 ton trucks that we're the Euclid model, 3 tractors that we're the make of Hough No. 120 brand, 2 more tractors that we're the Euclid make, two graders that we're the Adams Letourneau Westing House Brand, 3 Crawler Drills which we're the model of CIR 6H, 2 air compressor of different makes, 20 trucks, and 1 crane.

However development was reported to have still escalated when company officials had hoisted 46,400 tons of crude ore, and about 1,685,000 tons of waste rock. All of this became extracted from two open pit operations which we're known as the Central and South Pits. Once the crude ore was taken from the pit it became stockpiled for future processing procedures. As the first year of operation was coming to an end, the Jone and Laughlin Steel Corporation decided to conduct more diamond drilling phase. This whole entire diamond drilling program would establish a series of 39 surface diamond drill holes, that totalled 21,468 feet of core sampling to be assayed. Company officials had its own workforce of 63, men who became employed at the time of 1963. Most of this operation was also contracted out that had totalled 350 additional construction workers towards this production business.

By the following year in 1964, the whole entire construction phase was officially completed, and the mine now had its own crusher facility, screening plant, concentrator, and a pelletizing plant. As construction phase became completed the company would also add the following equipment to its production. This type of equipment would include eight 40 tonne capacity trucks, one Crawler-mounted Rotary Drill, one portable compressor, and one crawler drill.

Further development within 1964 had soon extracted 361,693 tonnes of crude ore while hoisting a total of 3,388,549 tonnes of waste rock from the south and central pit locations. Within this year the company stockpiled a total of 344,867 tons of crude ore, while processing 16,826 tons of ore at the plant. Company officials from the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation would end up employing 151 men towards the Adams Iron Mine Project. Another massive expansion would end occurring in 1965, when the company was on the move once again within its operation. During this year the corporation started to install 36 floatation cell with a capacity of 180 tons per hour. This would additionally speed up production within the mining operation in order to process the rich iron ore faster. Another set of two trucks also became added towards the operation.

The Jone and Laughlin Steel Corporation, and its contractors would end up mining 3,050,470 tons of ore from both open pit operations. At the time the pelletizing plant and concentrator was significantly producing several tons of ore that produce 2,718,437 tons of ore on a daily capacity rate of 8,313 tons. Soon enough another issue would end up rising when the company had a total 332,033 tons of ore that was rejected by the coarse cobber. A total of 372 men became employed by the company, and the mine had its very own additional contractors

In 1966, exploration procedures started to progress from January 1 to December 31. Most of this had driven 27 surface diamond drill holes that totalled 9,445 feet of core samples. At the time the company would end up installing new equipment toward this production when seven magnetic cobbers became installed within the concentrator plant. Another additional two trucks became operated within the Adams Iron Mine Operation. Within 1966, the company was also in it production stage when a total of 3,994,657 tons of ore was hoisted from the Central and South Pit Operations. In general the caurse cobber would end up rejecting another huge amount of ore that totalled 656,255 tons of ore. As the year had came to an end the milling facility would end up producing 3,338,780 tons of ore at an average rate of 10,304 tons of ore on daily basis. A huge amount of waste was also hoisted from both Open-Pit operation and had totalled a whooping 2,084,044 tons.

Production and development would still end up producing a significant amount of ore within the year of 1967. Company officials would end up doing more exploration procedure within the Adams Iron Mine as 32 diamond drill holes became driven within the surface. Additionally this whole entire drilling program would obtain 10,792 feet of core samples from the ground. Most of this was completed to see if any more iron reserves could be uncovered within the mining operation. Company officials from the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation also commence construction phase on its newly engineered Electrical Work shop and Concrete Office Building. As the year slowly came to its ending point, the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation would end up mining another massive amount ore that totalled 4,757,812 tons. A huge amount of ore also became rejected by the Coarse Cobber, and had totalled 850,790 tons. The open pit operations alone we're rapidly expanding when the company had hoisted 2,687,541 tons of waste rock from the South and Central Pits. Production at the company's on-site milling facility would end up processing 3,779,974 tons that average a daily rate of 10,920 tons of ore. As expansions became completed the company also had its own workforce of 403 men who work at the mine.

The year of 1968, was another successful production year for the Jone and Laughlin Steel Corporation. Most of this was done when the company made additional additions to its newly developed office building that was constructed in 1967. More equipment soon became added and had consisted of a 50R Drill for the pit and five trucks of various makes. Within this year a massive land stripping phase would end up being completed when 55.2 acres of land was clear from trees, bushes, and debris. Most of the cut trees also became sold to major lumber companies who had processed this for wood and paper products. A massive amount of overburden would be completely clear, and had totalled 16,000 cu feet. Generally this whole entire phase was done because company officials wanted to prepare theland for future mining in 1969. At the time, company official would end up transporting a total of 4,811,369 tonnes of ore to the crushing facility, which 801,427 tonnes became rejected by the Caurse Cobber. During the year the concentrator had milled 4,011,552 tonnes of ore that had its daily production rate of 10,556 tonnes. Employment within the mining operation was rather climbing when the company had its own workforce of 417 men. Nothing else had occurred during this time period of producing high quality iron within the Adams Iron Mine Project.

Development and Production within the Adams Iron Mine was a continuous production within the year of 1969. Company officials from the Jone and Laughlin Steel Corporation would end up further constructing this mining operation. This whole entire phase would included a pit lunch room, and an electric dry house. More equipment also became added when the company was now bringing in a disliming tank within the substations, three 50 tonne capacity haulage trucks, and six yard electric shovels.

A huge amount of production was now escalated when company officials had hauled a whooping 4,552,849 tonnes of ore to the primary crushing facility. During this time the concentrator would end up milling a total of 3,794,334 tonnes of ore with a daily rate of 11,265 tons. The Caurse Cobber would end up rejecting a total of 739,097 tonnes of processed ore within this year alone.

The Central Open Pit Operation was rather massive in size as it measured 1,500 by 3,000 feet, and was sunken to a depth of 125 feet within the ground. This whole entire estimation was said to have been completed in 1970, when the mine was now operating for eight full years. Production from the open pit had average at about 11,000 tonnes per a day, and had hoisted more than 9,000 tons of waste rock from the mine on a daily basis. Generally the Adams Iron Mine was now comprising of 840 employees who we're contractors and employees of the Jone and Laughlin Steel Corporation. This whole entire open pit operation had its own bench height of 40 feet, and the bench stopes are developed on a 50 degree angle within this time period of operating. Ore from the mine is being removed by three drilling machines that we're putting down 9Vs in holes at a 22 X 24 patterns, and 23X 25 in waste rock.

Another change was made when pelletized ore was now being shipped by rail to the Jone and Laughlin Plants in the united states. Within 1971, the Adams Iron Mine was now being sold to another company who took all ownership of this project. This company was strongly recognized as the Defasco Inc. Before this had all happened the company would end up adding more equipment to its massive iron ore empire. In general this would included a 30 foot Disliming Tank at substations, one Caterpillar No. 16 Grader and one bulldozer. The company would also complete a set of two diamond drill holes that would total 1,000 feet of core sampling from the surface. A huge amount of iron ore was halted from the mine to the primary crushing facility, and would contain a total of 4,289,354 tonnes, which a total of 3,320,339 tonnes of ore was milled. These milling procedure we're being done on a daily rate of 9,619 tons. Employment within the mining operation was considered to have consisted of 423 hardworking men.

Most of the mining operation was now under the ownership of Defasco, and had mainly comprised of stockpiles that we're being milled and shipped to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Further explorations that we're conducted by Defasco had not turn up any promising reserve since the company was in operation from 1971 to 1990, when mine owners decided to close down production. This left many people of the Timiskaming District Jobless, and had effected the community rapidly